Example sentences of "[noun sg] as [pers pn] have hoped " in BNC.
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| 1 | A month might go by in which you do not lose as much weight as you had hoped . |
| 2 | I sha n't be coming to New York this spring as I 'd hoped because Monsieur Félix has decided to open a branch of the Maison de Verveine in London instead of New York ! |
| 3 | ‘ Tom 's not going to be as much help as I 'd hoped , either . |
| 4 | He hesitated , impressed by her defiance as she had hoped . |
| 5 | But my children were as amazed at this strange petrel with its eerie call as I had hoped they would be . |
| 6 | Quickly realising that it was an impossibility to tackle the rescue as he had hoped , he decided to fasten the makeshift leash to Daisy 's collar . |
| 7 | Obviously , I lost a lot of time there and when I came out I really did n't find the new tyres as much of an advantage as I had hoped . |